What bedding are you using?
Do you have an infrared thermometer? (if so check the heat mat to verify the 108 temp) did you foil tape over the tip of the probe? or over the cord? Try over the cord the tape on the probe tip can cause it to read inaccurately.
You will need a way to increase the ambient temps in the tank 70 is way to low. This can cause an RI.
The following thread suggests most people dont think the ambients should be below 75(and perfer higher)
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...low-can-you-go
What kind of cage are you using? size? material? (pics of your setup will help)
What heating source are you using? (a single UTH is normally not enough to raise ambients in a tank if the room temp is below 78degrees)
In my cold room around 72degrees it takes 2 UTH's both on hydrofarms (1 warm side and one in the middle to create a variant in temps) and 1 60watt CHE on a dimmer(to raise ambient temps to 78+) to keep my 20L tank at the correct temps. And the screen Lid is 3/4 covered with foil/tape.
However with the cost of this you may want to look into either tubs(with small rack enclosure) or a PVC cage. Because with this much heat in my tank I have humidity issues (having to mist 3-4 times a day).
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